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Mr. Hartman has thirty-seven years experience in developing green field projects into mining production companies including both metals and industrial mineral projects. He has an M. S. degree in Mineral Economics (Colorado School of Mines) and a B. S. in Chemical Engineering (University of Denver). Four process patents have been granted in his name. His experience includes thirteen years managing several in-situ leach uranium mines from green field exploration sites through commercial production.
For the past fourteen years Mr. Hartman was General Manager for Fort Cady Minerals Corporation where he had complete responsibility for solution mining and process development permitting design procurement construction production and property management. Property management included federal mining claims and private leases for a large deposit of borate mineral. He managed the project from test stage through construction and operation of a demonstration production facility. He was also involved with product marketing.
From 1982 to 1989 Mr. Hartman was General Manager In-Situ Leach Projects for Uranerz USA. During this period he managed the interests of all in-situ uranium projects which Uranerz USA owned including Ruth Crow Butte and North Butte. Under his management Uranerz served as the contract operator for the successful test solution mining of the Christenson Ranch uranium property now owned by Cogema. He was on the Uranerz acquisition team that studied potential uranium and precious and base metal properties in Nebraska Colorado Texas New Mexico Utah California and Wyoming.
Prior to joining Uranerz Mr. Hartman was president of Ogle Petroleum Inc. where he was in overall operating charge of this uranium production company that joint ventured with Duke Power on a commercial solution mine in Wyoming. He was responsible for managing the project from green field exploration through commercial production (shipped filtered yellowcake to the converter). Mr. Hartman personally designed the processing plant facilities.
Previous to his work with Uranerz Mr. Hartman was the Texas Mines Manager for Wyoming Mineral Corporation (Westinghouse) where he was responsible for the management of two production in-situ uranium mines with ion exchange processing plants in Bruni and Three Rivers Texas (shipped dried yellow cake to the converter). | 